What is "bellen"

Bellen is a rural commune in the Cercle of Ségou in the Ségou Region of Mali. It is the most northerly within the cercle and is sparsely populated with only 9 villages in an area of approximately 3,189 square kilometers. In the 2009 census it had a population of 6,949. The chef-lieu is the village of Sagala which lies 89 km northwest of Ségou.

Bellen is a Germanic surname that may refer to

• Aleksander von der Bellen (1859–1924), Russian politician and nobleman
• Alexander Van der Bellen (born 1944), Austrian politician and economist, grandson of Aleksander
• Gary Van Bellen (born 1957), British rugby league footballer, brother of Ian
• Hugo J. Bellen (born 1953), American geneticist
• Ian Van Bellen (born 1945), British rugby league footballer
• Joost van Bellen (born 1962), Dutch electro DJ and event organizer
• Martine Bellen, American poet, editor and librettist